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Road commission authorizes three-year monarch butterfly right-of-way permit
Summary
Manager Laitinen told the board about permitting work with CRA to allow road-right-of-way work in monarch habitat; the commission authorized a three-year permit to allow ROW work while protecting the species.
Manager Laitinen presented information on monarch butterfly habitat and described work done by CRA to obtain permitting that allows road commissions to perform right-of-way work while protecting the species. He requested authorization for the commission to enter a three-year permit for ROW work in monarch habitat.
Commissioner Sprague moved and Commissioner Moser seconded the motion to authorize Manager Laitinen to enter the three-year permit; the motion carried. The minutes record the authorization but do not include conditions or permit terms in detail.
The board’s authorization allows staff to pursue the permit and perform right-of-way work consistent with the permitting requirements; specifics about permit conditions, monitoring or mitigation were not detailed in the meeting minutes provided.
